Streak in SW3 movie

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue May 23, 2006 11:30 pm

Looking closely at the first part of today's animated GIF, one sees a faint streak cross above the comet from right to left. Satellite?

ColoradoSky · Post by **ColoradoSky** » Wed May 24, 2006 1:15 am

yup I could see it in both the APOD and big versions. Very straight line. I'm with you on the satellite theory.

harry · Post by **harry** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:04 am

Hello All

Satellite or a shooting star

I'd say a shooting star.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:53 pm

I also thought it was a shooting star, but the movie's made of 49-second exposures of a relatively narrow field of view (?), and the streak appears in more than one frame; its actual speed across the sky seems too slow for a shooting star.

harry · Post by **harry** » Thu May 25, 2006 8:18 am

Hello All

Smile,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,its one or the other.

Maybe a UFO,,,,,,,,,,,just joking.

We have had some light discussions lately.

BMAONE23 · Post by **BMAONE23** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:47 pm

Harry
it is an

Unidentified
Flying
Object

you got it